Some good friends and ex neighbours of ours were holding a party for a 75th Birthday and as they are Scottish and most of us are around here, they had the Ceremony of the Haggis. Complete with bagpipes and sword and a real haggis. The Scottish poem went on for about 8 minutes with a real scottish accent and was much appreciated.
I'm Irish and my mom is Scottish so I have a warm spot for anything Celtic/Gaelic! My favorite part about this shot is the lighting! Bright, crisp and super sharp! Love it!
oo aye! The haggis deserves this indeed! I had forever wanted to try it, as I grew up with Burns' poems, and when I did I loved it! But we never had the ceremony in tame Exeter and this one on the video is not only fitting but also quite funny!
@gijsje The genuine one from Scotland was made from all sorts of odd things in the body all minced up and cooked in a sheep's stomach but nowdays they just use sausage skin. The herbs, spices and oatmeal are still included! Its really very nice!
We spent one Burns night at my daughter's college in Oxford. It was very ceremonial and the poem was read before we ate. Such a great evening. Do you know which clan the tartan is? xx
@wildernesswillie I did have a clip with him playing but it didn't get as far as the finished video unfortunately - too late to do it again! Thanks for your comment and the Scots like to be dramatic about things - don't they?
